Chapter 4

Fang Tianfeng thought about this and laughed wryly. Dreams are just dreams; there's no need to think too much about them. He stood up, feeling uncomfortable all over. When he took off his clothes, he found his body was very greasy. He guessed it was due to sweating from a bad night's sleep, so he went to take a shower.

During the shower, Fang Tianfeng noticed an astonishing change in his body. First, his skin was better, and small scars had disappeared. Second, his strength had increased dramatically, and he initially had trouble adapting to it.

He quickly found a steel spoon to test it and, to his surprise, bent it easily, as if it were a toothpick.

Fang Tianfeng couldn't help but shiver.

"Am I still in a dream, or has the dream become reality?"

He tried hard to recall the events in his dream and subconsciously used the "Heavenly Destiny Technique." Then he felt something extra in his lower abdomen and was greatly shocked. He even "saw" a vague, finger-thick shadow of a small river appearing in his lower abdomen, which is commonly known as the dantian!

"Qi River! This is actually the Qi River cultivated by Qi Practitioners! Could it be that I really received the inheritance of the Heavenly Destiny Sect and became an ancient Daoist Qi Practitioner? Am I still dreaming?"

Fang Tianfeng was puzzled and, after a moment, a flash of inspiration came to him. He ran back to the bedroom naked and quickly found a small pile of paper shreds on the floor. These shreds were as fine as flour, not like something caused by normal external force.

This spot originally belonged to three ancient books.

Fang Tianfeng fell silent for a moment and recalled the dream from the previous day, quickly remembering some important things.

The "Heavenly Destiny Technique" is the foundation of the Heavenly Destiny Sect. With the Heavenly Destiny Technique, Fang Tianfeng can absorb external primordial energy and store it in his body, a process that also strengthens his body.

The vague shadow of the Qi River is composed of primordial energy. Primordial energy is the most basic and important force in nature. Once it remains in the body, its effect on a person is immense.

With the Heavenly Destiny Technique, he can use three supernatural abilities: the "Qi Vision Technique," the "Qi Attraction Technique," and the "Qi Weapon Technique."

The Qi Vision Technique involves sending primordial energy into the eyes, allowing one to see various "Qi." It is a fundamental supernatural ability and is indispensable.

The Qi Attraction Technique involves attracting various scattered "Qi" into the body for storage.

The Qi Weapon Technique, as the name suggests, involves using stored "Qi" as a weapon to attack enemies.

The Heavenly Destiny Technique, the Qi Vision Technique, the Qi Attraction Technique, and the Qi Weapon Technique are the powers Fang Tianfeng received in his dream!

Fang Tianfeng looked at the paper shreds on the ground and muttered to himself, "It seems the inheritance of the Heavenly Destiny Sect was hidden and later included in the ancient books, and I ended up benefiting from it. Who would have thought that just fifty yuan could buy the inheritance of an ancient Daoist sect!"

Fang Tianfeng carefully examined his body and tested his strength, finally confirming that he had undergone a tremendous change!

Fang Tianfeng was overjoyed. He believed that with his new abilities, his future life would certainly be more exciting.

"I will never let what happened yesterday happen again! No one can look down on me, Fang Tianfeng!"

A surge of unprecedented warmth welled up in his heart, filling him with strength.

After the darkness, the sun will surely rise!

Fang Tianfeng left the bedroom, dried his body, put on his clothes, slung his shoulder bag, and picked up his phone to go out.

When the phone was turned on, it immediately beeped, indicating new messages. However, he stared at the phone for a long time, unable to speak.

"How can it be the 19th? Yesterday was clearly the 16th, and today should be the 17th!"

Fang Tianfeng felt something was wrong and immediately checked the messages. The more he read, the paler he became. His girlfriend Jiang Feifei had sent him dozens of messages, as well as his sister Su Shishi, an old classmate, and three colleagues. The messages were sent on the 16th, 17th, and 18th.

He read the messages one by one.

Jiang Feifei's first few messages were a bit chaotic, begging for his forgiveness. The ninth message, sent on the evening of the 17th, said she was outside the door and asked him to open it. The tenth message said she had left but would always wait for him; the subsequent messages asked him to respond, expressing concern as they couldn't reach him.

His sister Su Shishi had sent three messages, asking why his phone was always off and mentioning that she would come on Saturday afternoon.

The old classmate, a close friend from junior high and high school, asked why he wasn't answering calls or joining the QQ group, wanting to play a new game with him.

The three colleagues' messages were almost the same, asking why he wasn't at work and why his phone was off, and mentioning that Manager Zhu had scolded him several times.

Fang Tianfeng opened Baidu Search and searched for Beijing time, seeing that it was 6:30 AM on the 19th. He fell silent for a long time.

"I didn't expect to sleep for two days and three nights. It's over! My relationship with Manager Zhu was already bad, and I complained about the year-end bonus during the New Year. I don't know if he will let me off this time."

Fang Tianfeng sighed and called Manager Zhu.

"Hello, Manager Zhu, this is Fang Tianfeng."

Fang Tianfeng wanted to continue, but was interrupted by a cold voice.

"Say nothing! You're fired. Come to the company to complete the resignation procedures, take your things, and get out!" Then the call was hung up.

Fang Tianfeng gritted his teeth, his face very grim. This time, Manager Zhu had finally caught him, and he had no choice but to leave.

He sighed, checked his wallet and keys, threw the shoulder bag, and walked out.

When he opened the door, a piece of paper fell from the gap. The paper fell quickly, and an ordinary person would not be able to see what was written on it during the fall, but Fang Tianfeng could see it clearly.

"I am yours! Forever! Waiting for you!"

Behind these words, two hearts were drawn, tightly pressed together.

Fang Tianfeng's heart beat violently, almost making him call Jiang Feifei immediately. However, he remembered the hurtful words of Jiang's mother and his promise not to纠缠 (entangle) Jiang Feifei, and his heartbeat gradually calmed down.

He picked up the paper, looked at it for a long time, carefully folded it, and carefully placed it in his wallet.

Fang Tianfeng made a vow in his heart: "Feifei, rest assured, I won't make things difficult for you. I won't let your mother become an unstable factor between us. I will make your mother personally hand you over to me!"

That day, Fang Tianfeng thought a lot. Love is a matter between two people, but marriage is a matter between two families or even two clans. If he couldn't make Jiang's mother convinced, Fang Tianfeng and Jiang Feifei would have problems even if they got married.

Fang Tianfeng walked to the bun shop downstairs while calling his sister, classmate, and colleagues. After finishing the calls, he arrived at the bun shop.

He had eaten at this bun shop for many years, but today he had no appetite. He only ate four vegetable buns and a bowl of porridge, then walked to the bus stop.

The bus stop sign was always dirty, and dozens of people stood together waiting for the bus, with a few familiar faces occasionally appearing.

The bus arrived, and a group of people, like goldfish being fed, rushed to the door. Fang Tianfeng followed the crowd forward, and an unremarkable old lady, full of boundless strength, pushed him to the back and quickly boarded the bus, leaving a domineering back view.

Fang Tianfeng hadn't even had time to admire the old lady's toughness when he was pushed onto the bus. He involuntarily moved backward and stopped only when he couldn't move any further, grabbing the handrail.

Fang Tianfeng's left hand was in his pocket, protecting his wallet, and he began to think about what to do after resigning. Soon, he realized that it would be nothing more than finding another company to continue the tedious work, possibly facing the boss's harassment and competition from colleagues, which made him more and more annoyed.

As Fang Tianfeng was thinking, the bus suddenly braked, and the people in the cabin swayed like wheat waves in the wind, with many falling on top of each other. However, Fang Tianfeng only swayed slightly because his right hand was tightly gripping the handrail.

Fang Tianfeng looked at his arm and suddenly realized that instead of working for a salary and dealing with people's attitudes, he could use his new abilities to carve out a piece of his own world.

"Qi Vision Technique? I can give it a try."

He focused his mind, and a thread of primordial energy from the dantian flowed into his eyes, making his eyes brighter and more spirited.

In an instant, Fang Tianfeng saw various smoke columns appearing above everyone's heads in the cabin, with different colors, thicknesses, and heights. However, he soon felt a splitting headache.

His body swayed, and he quickly closed his eyes, secretly relieved. He then felt weak and empty, as if something had been drained from him.

Fang Tianfeng subconsciously "looked" at the Qi River in his body and found that the Qi River composed of primordial energy was only half left.

"Apparently, the Qi Vision Technique can't be used recklessly. The more people you see, the more primordial energy you consume. It's best to use it on only one person at a time."

He looked around and noticed a familiar middle-aged man. This man looked dejected, with messy hair like a chicken coop and heavily soiled clothes.

A year ago, this middle-aged man would take his daughter to school by bus every day. The girl was very well-behaved, and the man was clean, often chatting and laughing with his daughter, a scene Fang Tianfeng had seen many times and remembered clearly.

However, starting from six months ago, the man no longer took his daughter to school and became increasingly dejected and unkempt.

Fang Tianfeng quietly used the "Qi Vision Technique" to look at this middle-aged man.

Above the man's head, various colored smoke columns appeared. Due to his cultivation of the Heavenly Destiny Technique, Fang Tianfeng immediately understood what these smoke columns represented.

A white smoke column was in the center, about the thickness of a little finger and a foot high. The smoke column, which looked like smoke and gas, flowed upward from the bottom and disappeared at the top. This was the Life Qi, representing how long a person could live without any accidents. Fang Tianfeng's current cultivation was not enough to predict the exact lifespan, but he could estimate it to be between fifty and sixty years.

In addition to the white Life Qi, the man had red Wealth Qi, gray Misfortune Qi, pale Death Qi, blue-black Disease Qi, green Grievance Qi, and gray-brown Bad Luck Qi.

The red Wealth Qi was very thin, only as thick as a needle, the thinnest possible.

The blue-black Disease Qi was as thick as a toothpick, indicating that the man's illness was equivalent to a severe cold.

The green Grievance Qi was as thick as a chopstick, indicating that others had a slight amount of resentment toward him.

The gray-brown Bad Luck Qi was as thick as a little finger. Bad Luck Qi does not affect the person but makes those around them unlucky. The thicker the Bad Luck Qi, the more unlucky those around them will be. Commonly known as a "sweeping star" or "mourning star," it refers to someone with Bad Luck Qi.

The man's gray Misfortune Qi was as thick as a thumb, which surprised Fang Tianfeng. The more Misfortune Qi one has, the more unlucky they are. At this thickness, it would be difficult for the man to succeed in anything and he would often encounter various unlucky events for no apparent reason.

The most terrifying was the man's Death Qi! The pale Death Qi was as thick as two fingers! Death Qi involves a person's will and mood. The more Death Qi one has, the more depressed they are, feeling weary and lacking motivation, living in distress. In severe cases, it can lead to depression or even a loss of hope in life.